Box.



G. G. JENNINGS.

BOX.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-1|.I9I4.

Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

wi tumwo GEORGE G. JENNINGS, 0F WHITEPINE, COLORADO.

BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, lglltl.

Application filed August 11, 1914:. Serial No. 856,246.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE G. JENN INGS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Whitepine, in the county of Gunnison and State of Colorado,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boxes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to boxes, and has primarily, for its object topreclude possibility of the boxv being reused after the grigmal contentshave been removed thererom.

naturewhich will be exceedingly inexpensive to manufacture, in view ofits simplicity, and at the same time will be sufiicient to withstand thestrain exerted thereon with the accompanying drawings and pointed out inthe claim forming a part of this specification.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a boxconstructed in accordance with my invention, the top and one end beingshown partly open to disclose the formation of the box, Fig. 2 is atransverse sectional view of the box, when the same is in a closedposition, Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the box, showing one ofthe sides removed, and Fig. 4 isa plan view of the box shown in blankform, a portion of the box being broken away to disclose details.

in the drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred embodiment of thisinvention, my improved box generally designated 5 comprises a blankpreferably made of pasteboard although any suitable material may beused, the box being formed to provide a base or bottom 6, which hasextending from one of the longitudinal edges thereof, a side 7,

I the opposite ends of the latter being extended to provide the box ends8, the opposite longitudinal edge of the side 7 from that which engagedwith the base 6, being extended to provide a top 9, the free man Anotherobject is to provide a box of this ginal edge of said top havingportions of its opposite ends removed to provide a looking tab 10. Thefree terminal of each of the ends 8 is turned at right angles to thebody, as indicated at 11, and shown to advantage'in Fig. 1, to provideside-engageable portions in a manner hereinafter more fully set forth.

A portion of the free margin of the base 6 is extended to provide alocking tongue 12,

the latter adapted for engagement between a pair of parallel sections13. The sections 13 form one of the sides of my improved box, and arearranged in spaced relation adapted to be snugly engaged with therightangled portions 11 of the ends 8, and the tab 10 of the top 9 Anadhesive material is coated on the portions 10, 11 and 12, prior toengaging the latter betweenthe sections 13, thereby preventing accessfrom being gained to the interior of the box, without first mutilatingthe latter.

In operation, therefore it is seen that the side 7 is turned upwardly atright angles to the base 6, and the ends 8 then turned into right-angledrelation with the side 7 and the base 6, after which the tongue 12 isturned upwardly into parallelism with the side 7. The portions 11 of theends 8 are then turned into angled relation and engaged between theparallel sections 13. This, therefore, completes the box, which afterhaving been filled, is closed by coating the tab 10 with an adhesiveagent and en gaging the same between the sections 13.

it will be understood that the above description and accompanyingdrawings com.- prehend only the general and preferred embodiment of myinvention and that various minor changes in details of construction,

proportion and arrangement at parts may be made within the scope of theappended claim and without sacrificing any of the ad vantages of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my inventime, what I claim as new and desirecure by Letters Patent is:

A box comprising a blank oi material adapted to be folded to provide abase,

ends and top, a tongue extending from the In testimony whereof I affixmy signature free longitudinal edge of said base, a side in presence oftwo witnesses. comprising a pair of independent sections engaged Withsaid tongue, said ends and GEORGE JENNINGS 5 said top being extended toprovide engage- Witnesses:

able portions for securement between said MION MOMAHAN,

'sections, substantially as specified. D. D. WALBURN.

